Blowout Election Victory of Pro-Business Party Raises Hopes

NEW DELHI—India's incoming government will face daunting challenges to revive Asia's third-largest economy and get it on a sustainable growth track.

The blowout election victory of the pro-business Bharatiya Janata Party has raised hopes that a strong government led by Narendra Modi, its prime ministerial candidate, can jump-start commerce. According to final results released Saturday, the BJP won 282 of the 545 seats in the lower...